ῥυσός

English (LSJ)

ή, όν,

   A shrivelled, wrinkled, Il.9.503, E.El.490, Ar.Pl.266, Pl. R.452b; ῥυσὰ σαρκῶν πολιᾶν καταδρύμματα the tearing of old wrinkled flesh (cf. ῥυτίς), E.Supp.49 (lyr.); ῥ. βουλευτήρια, prob. = ῥυσοὶ βουλευταί, Theopomp.Com.75; μαστός Sor.1.88; ἕλκος Gal.10.404; ῥυσότερον βαλλαντίων πρόσωπον Alciphr.3.55; ῥ. ἐπισκύνιον AP6.64 (Paul. Sil.); also of fruits, etc., [ἀκρόδρυα] ἰσχνὰ καὶ ῥ. Plu.2.735d; ἐλαῖαι Archestr.Fr.7; σῦκα Philostr.Im.1.31.—The forms ῥυσσός, ῥυσσαίνομαι, etc., are freq. in codd.